skater
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skater¹
- /ˈskeɪ.tə(ɹ)/ UK
Rhymes with -eɪtə(ɹ)
noun skaters · sk8r
- A person who skates.
- A skateboarder.
- A member of skateboarding subculture, characterized by dingy and baggy clothes, and often wallet chains.
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A player who is not a goaltender.
Similar: field player
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Synonym of water strider.
Similar: water strider
Similar: water strider
Skater²
Where it comes from
From Skate + -er.
noun Skaters
- A shipper of Sawyer and Kate from the television series Lost. The Jaters and Skaters started out like any other shipper groups, but as the seasons have progressed, so has the intensity level of the group members.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: skating, marathoner, athlete, swimmer, player, golfer, slide, contestant, competitor, contributory, concurrent, ice skater, skateboarder, rollerskater, in-line skater, figure skater
noun
Similar: water strider
Translations
Every language
noun person who skates
| Español | patinador, patinadora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스케이트를 타는 사람 seukeiteu-reul taneun saram |
| 日本語 | スケートをする人 sukēto o suru hito, スケーター sukētā |
| 中文 | 溜冰者 liūbīngzhě, 滑冰者 huábīngzhě |
| Português | patinador |
| Français | patineur, patineuse, skateur, skateuse |
| Deutsch | Schlittschuhläufer, Schlittschuhläuferin, Eisläufer, Eisläuferin |
| Italiano | pattinatore, pattinatrice |
| Ελληνικά | παγοδρόμος pagodrómos |
| Română | patinator, patinatoare |
| Русский | конькобе́жец konʹkobéžec, конькобе́жка konʹkobéžka |
| Tiếng Việt | người trượt băng |
| العربية | مُتَزَلِّج mutazallij |
noun member of skateboarding subculture
| Português | skatista |
|---|---|
| Русский | скейтборди́ст skejtbordíst, скейтборди́стка skejtbordístka |
noun ice hockey: player other than goaltender
| Deutsch | Feldspieler |
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title = {skater},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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